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batters ... also hit .290 with one double and 10 RBIs as an outfielder and was named to All-Marin County Athletic League first team ... in junior season (2016) posted 6-1 record and 1.07 ERA with 24 strikeouts over 46 innings as Mustangs finished 16-10, tied for third in the Marin County Athletic League and earned a berth in the CIF-North Coast Section Division 3 playoffs ... maintained 4.40 grade-point average, ranking fifth in his class ... high school activities include engineering programs, extensive community service and coaching pitchers ... chose to attend Cal Poly because of its engineering programs. Personal -- Son of Benjamin and Jennifer Franks ... one brother, Josh, a twotime first-team all Marin County Athletic League outfielder at San Marin High School ... enjoys adventuring, cliff jumping, building and all sports ... born in Novato, Calif. ... majoring in civil engineering. Cal Poly Statistics Year App.-GSW-L-S ERA CG ShO IP H R ER BB SO 2020 1-0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0 1.0 3 3 0 0 1 Totals 1-0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0 1.0 3 3 0 0 1
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27 Matt Lopez
INF • R/R • 6-1 • 225 • Junior Auburn, CA • Bear River High School/Washington State
Washington State -- Lopez appeared in two games, both off the bench, before pandemic forced 2020 season to be suspended … made Cougar debut as a pinch-hitter against Rutgers in Arizona on Feb. 29 … came off bench to finish game at first base, went 0-for-1, against Gonzaga on March 10 ... has two years of eligibility remaining. Community College -- Played two seasons at Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif. ... named All-NorCal and unanimously named to the All-Big 8 Conference first team after hitting .391 with 70 hits, including 14 doubles, three triples and seven home runs as a sophomore in 2019 ... drove in 53 runs (seventh in state), stole one base and scored 49 runs (13th in state) in 42 games ... helped Sierra to 30-12 record and third place tie in Big 8 Conference ... as a freshman in 2018, named to All-Big 8 Conference First Team after hitting .353 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 50 RBIs … also stole five bases and scored 49 runs in 47 games ... Sierra was 35-12 in 2018, finished tied for first in Big 8 Conference and reached the sectional finals of state tournament before falling to Sacramento City College, one win shy of state final four ... a redshirt in 2017. High School -- A 2016 graduate of Bear River High School in Grass Valley, Calif. … three-year varsity letter winner for coach Eric Van Patten … team captain for two years … as a sophomore, hit .330 … as a junior, hit .429 and was named All-Pioneer Valley League … as a senior, named All-Pioneer Valley League after hitting .379 ... also played basketball as a freshman, sophomore and junior. Personal -- Son of Joseph and Chantal Lopez ... one brother, Christopher ... career goal is to be a teacher/coach ... enjoys playing golf, video games, and spending time with friends along with boating and fishing ... once underwent plastic surgery on his lip following a baseball injury ... born in Roseville, Calif. ... majoring in history.
35 Carlo Lopiccolo
RHP • R/R • 5-11 • 170 • Sophomore San Bruno, CA • Burlingame HS/College of San Mateo
Community College -- As a sophomore at College of San Mateo in 2020, Lopiccolo helped team to 16-5 record before pandemic forced an end to the season ... in seven appearances on the mound, posted 1-1 record and 5.40 ERA with 17 strikeouts over 11 2/3 innings, averaging 13.11 strikeouts per nine innings ... pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings for win versus Ohlone ... one of four team captains ... as a freshman, Lopiccolo made 23 appearances on the mound, all in relief, and compiled a 3.81 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 26 innings ... led the Bulldogs of head coach Doug Williams to a 31-14 overall record, Coast Conference Golden Gate Division title and into the state Super Regionals, finishing one win shy of a spot in the state finals ... twice earned Honor Roll status ... after visiting Nevada and Illinois-Chicago, chose to transfer to Cal Poly "because I really envisioned myself here at this school seeing myself transform into the best teammate I could be and the best version of myself; San Luis Obispo is amazing and beautiful and with how good the academics are here, I was really happy that they had my major here and was just taken away by how beautiful the campus is and respected the hard work and grind that the team puts in to become better players and better men." High School -- Lopiccolo is a 2018 graduate of Burlingame High School, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball and baseball and was named the school's athlete of the year three times ... in baseball, his career statistics over 80 games include a .300 batting average with 66 hits (15 doubles, four triples and one home run) with 38 RBIs, 42 runs scored and 43 steals in 50 attempts ... also a .373 on-base percentage ... in addition, was 74 with a 2.01 ERA on the mound with 56 strikeouts over 69 2/3 innings and four complete games ... earned All-Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division second-team accolades as a sophomore and junior center fielder and landed on the first team as a senior shortstop ... in his senior season in 2018, Lopiccolo hit .304, stole 10 of 10 bases and posted a 4-4 record and 2.44 ERA with nine starts among his 10 appearances on the mound ... lettered twice in both football and basketball as well ... as the Panthers' quarterback, Lopiccolo completed 131 of 283 passes for 2,206 yards and 16 touchdowns in two varsity seasons, throwing 13 interceptions ... also averaged 25.7 yards on 29 punts with a long of 46 yards ... also recruited by San Francisco, Nevada and Illinois-Chicago, Lopiccolo chose to be a Mustang because of its "great academics, amazing baseball coaching staff, amazing facilities and knowing I will develop into the best man, teammate and player here. I am a great leader by example and have the mindset that nothing is handed to me to earn." Personal -- Son of Vince and Rachele Lopiccolo ... one brother, Gino ... aspires to be a sports psychologist and work with either college athletes or with professional teams ... earned a brown belt in karate at age 8 ... spent the summer of 2020 fishing and golfing with friends ... born in San Francisco ... majoring in psychology.
Birthdays in Season
Evan Tomlinson Feb. 10 Brooks Lee Feb. 14 Ryan Jameson Feb. 26 Zach Button March 20 Tate Samuelson March 28 Adam Arroyo April 3 Matt Lopez April 4 Taison Corio April 13 Mark Armstrong April 23 Derek True April 25 Myles Emmerson May 15 Jake Buxton June 4 Andrew Alvarez June 13 Cole Cabrera June 17 Darren Nelson June 17 Carlo Lopiccolo June 22
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48 Darren Nelson
RHP • R/R • 6-8 • 240 • Junior Granite Bay, CA • Granite Bay High School
Likely will sit out redshirt junior season at Cal Poly as he continues his rehabilitation from Tommy John surgery. 2020 -- Pitched in one game, securing one out, a fly ball to left field, against Vanderbilt, as a junior ... earned the win as it was the final out of the top of the ninth inning and Cal Poly rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth for the 9-8 victory ... underwent Tommy John surgery during offseason ... did not play summer ball. 2019 -- As a sophomore made 13 starts on the mound in addition to one relief appearance ... 2-5 record and 4.99 ERA with 26 strikeouts over 48 2/3 innings ... best start was six scoreless innings, allowing just one single, against Cal on Feb. 24 ... also gave up two unearned runs and five hits in six innings versus Columbia on March 10 for first win of season ... season-high six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings at Fresno State on April 30 ... allowed one run and four hits in six innings for second win versus CSUN on March 31 ... gave up one run and three hits over 5 1/3 innings at Washington on March 3 ... ERA was 0.78 after first four starts of season ... has dropped his weight to 240 pounds while adding speed to his fastball during the offseason ... did not play summer ball, concentrating on training for junior season. 2018 -- As a weekend starter, posted 5-4 win-loss record and 4.79 ERA with 50 strikeouts over 77.0 innings ... 16 appearances on the mound, all starts ... pitched seven scoreless innings for the win against Michigan on Feb. 25, allowing just one hit with four strikeouts ... season-high five strikeouts over 5 1/3 scoreless frames for win against Dartmouth on March 24 ... also earned victories against Pacific, Long Beach State and UC Riverside, allowing one run and five hits over seven innings in penultimate game of season ... also played eight games (four starts), primarily as designated hitter ... hit .235 with four hits, including a double against San Jose State, and four RBI ... did not play summer ball. High School -- A standout baseball and basketball player at Granite Bay High School ... under former Cal Poly baseball player Pat Esposito, hit .423 as a senior with six doubles, one triple, four home runs and 20 RBI ... also was 8-0 on the mound with a 1.87 ERA, helping Grizzlies to 19-8-1 overall record, second-place Sierra Foothill League finish and a berth in the CIFSac-Joaquin Section Division I North playoffs ... Nelson was 7-2 with a 0.50 ERA as a junior with 50 strikeouts over 42 1/3 innings ... also hit .333 with four doubles, one home run and 20 RBI ... led Grizzlies to 15-13 record in 2016 and second-place finish in the Sierra Foothill League ... as a sophomore, Nelson was 6-2 with a 1.08 ERA, striking out 49 batters in 39 innings, and hit .347 with 11 RBI ... three times earned first-team All-Sierra Foothill League honors and All-Metro accolades ... career statistics include a .369 batting average with 51 RBI, 10 doubles, two triples and six home runs ... on the mound compiled 21-4 win-loss record and 1.20 ERA with 163 strikeouts over 133 2/3 innings ... earned Art Savage Award, which goes to the area's top male athlete ... was a Max Preps All-American and has played in the Area Code Games ... also selected to play in 2015 17-Under USA Baseball National Team Development Program ... in basketball earned first-team allleague and all-metro honors four times ... recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, Pacific, Saint Mary's, Utah, Long Beach State, Cal, Miami and Nevada, Nelson chose to be a Mustang because "there was no other place that gave me the comfortable feel I got from San Luis Obispo" ... played summer ball for Corvallis Knights in West Coast League ... 2-1 record with a 1.45 ERA in 10 games, all but one in relief, striking out 22 batters over 18 2/3 innings ... pitched two scoreless innings for a win against Walla Walla and tossed four scoreless innings for another win against Salem, allowing one hit and striking out three ... also hit .280 with two doubles and five RBI. Personal -- Son of Rich and Vera Nelson ... father played baseball at Cal Poly while his mother was a Mustang volleyball player ... two sisters, Taylor and Lindsay ... Taylor played volleyball at Cal Poly ... wants to play in the Major Leagues or own a business ... once suffered third-degree burns on his feet ... claims to be the best fisherman on the team ... born in Sacramento, Calif. ... recreation, parks and tourism administration's experience industry management major.
Cal Poly Statistics Hitting Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HRRBI BB SO SB-A 2018 8-4 .235 17 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 5 0-0 2019 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2020 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 8-4 .235 17 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 5 0-0
Cal Poly Statistics Pitching Year App.-GSW-L-S ERA CG ShO IP H R ER BB SO 2018 16-16 5-4-0 4.79 0 0 77.0 82 49 41 33 50 2019 14-13 2-5-0 4.99 0 0 48.2 49 35 27 25 26 2020 1-0 0-0-0 0.00 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31-29 7-9-0 4.86 0 0126.0 131 84 68 58 76
45 Kaden Sheedy
Expected to provide relief help out of the bullpen in second season with Cal Poly baseball. 2020 -- Redshirt due to injury ... still has five years to play four seasons due to COVID-19. High School -- A 2019 graduate of Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, Sheedy was a four-year varsity letter winner under head coach Brad Showers ... compiled 13-2 career win-loss record and 2.43 ERA on the mound while striking out 113 batters over 89 1/3 innings ... 4-1 with a 1.80 ERA as a senior, leading Mustangs to second-place Southwest Yosemite League finish and a spot in the CIF-Central Section Division 1 playoffs Mustangs were 15-12 in 2019 ... also played in the infield and hit .403 with eight doubles, five home runs and 19 RBIs ... as a junior, Sheedy was instrumental in Stockdale's march to a 25-5 record, a Southwest Yosemite League championship and the CIF-Central Section Division 1 title ... 5-1 and a 3.38 ERA on the mound and hit .306 with 10 doubles, a triple, one home run and 26 RBIs ... Sheedy's sophomore-year numbers include a .342 average, five doubles and 15 RBI and, on the mound, a 4-0 mark and 2.21 ERA ... as a hitter, his creer statistics include a .347 batting average with 23 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 60 RBIs ... Sheedy was named All-SWYL rookie of the year as a sophomore and helped the Mustangs win back-to-back league titles in 2017 and 2918 ... member of California Scholastic Federation and National Honor Society ... "Cal Poly has been a dream school of mine since I was really little," said Sheedy. "Everything about this school is awesome, from the coaching staff to where it is located." Personal -- Son of David and Rhonda Sheedy ... two brothers, Cole and Max ... Cole is a manufacturing engineering major at Cal Poly ... enjoys fishing and going to the beach ... wants to play in the Major Leagues has worked at Cold Stone Creamery as a summer job ... twice has broken his nose ... born in San Jose, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.
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24 Evan Tomlinson
41 Chase Walter
RHP • R/R • 6-4 • 180 • Freshman Laguna Niguel, CA • Dana Hills High School
High School -- A 2020 graduate of Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... posted 9-8 career win-loss record and 2.20 ERA with one save in three varsity seasons ... Broncos won three of four games before 2020 season was halted due to pandemic ... Tomlinson pitched in three of the four games and compiled 2-1 record and 2.00 ERA over 14 innings with 19 strikeouts ... 3-6 with a 2.38 ERA as a junior and 4-1 with a 2.01 ERA as a sophomore ... also hit .234 in his Northgate career with three doubles and 10 RBIs ... played summer ball for West Coast Kings. Personal -- Son of Robert and Stefanie Tomlinson ... father was a quarterback and assistant football coach at Chico State ... one brother, Mason ... wants to be a policeman or stockbroker ... hobbies include going to the beach and video games ... born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.
10 Collin Villegas
C • R/R • 5-10 • 190 • Sophomore Tustin, CA • Beckman HS/Concordia/Irvine Valley College
Community College -- Played one season as a sophomore at Irvine Valley College ... hit .349 in 21 games before 2020 season was cut short due to pandemic ... six doubles, two triples, a pair of home runs and 17 RBIs with three steals ... .436 on-base percentage and .535 slugging percentage ... eight multiple-hit games, including 5-for-7 performance with a double and four RBIs in 15 innings versus San Bernardino Valley College ... helped Lasers to 1110 record ... was named school's athlete of the week early in season after going 7-for-15 in four victories with two walks, two doubles, three runs scored and five RBIs. Concordia (Irvine) College -- Played in 11 games with nine starts as a freshman in 2019 ... hit .172 with one double and one RBI. High School -- A 2018 graduate of Beckman High School in Irvine, Calif. ... hit .362 in 26 games as a senior with 10 doubles, one triple, three home runs and 20 RBIs ... struck out just eight times in 92 plate appearances ... led Beckman to 26-4-1 record, Pacific Coast League championship and runnerup finish in CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs ... named to All-Irvine City team as a junior after posting 4-1 record and 1.10 ERA over 38 innings and four saves. Personal -- Son of Dan and Maggie Villegas ... one sister, Kendall ... wants to be a firefighter ... enjoys fishing and going to the beach as hobbies ... majoring in communication studies. High School -- A 2020 graduate of Dana Hills High School, Walter played for the Dolphins as a sophomore, compiling 2-1 record and 3.78 ERA over 13 appearances with two saves and 26 strikeouts over 29 2/3 innings ... continued his baseball career with Baseball Performance Academy in a redshirt league as well as a year-round travel program ... BPA was named the top West Coast travel team for the summer of 2019 in the 15- and 16-year-old age group, but was shut down during pandemic in 2020 ... Walter twice was named to Perfect Game's all-tournament team and played in the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association World Championship in the summer of 2019 ... also won Wilson Premier honors twice in 2017 and 2019 ... also ran track as a senior with best marks of 11.27 in 100, 22.53 in 200 and 48.98 in 400 ... Walter maintained a 4.5 grade-point average at Dana Hills, made the Principal's Honor Roll all four years and, after vising Xavier, chose to continue his academic and athletic career at Cal Poly because of "the overall combination of location in California, not too close to home, great academics as well as its great baseball program. Finally, I chose Cal Poly because of the culture of the baseball program and the school fits myself" ... played summer ball for Andersen's Pea Soup in Santa Maria, Calif. Personal -- Son of Christopher and Daniella Walter ... no siblings ... enjoys 2K, the beach and spikeball ... wants to be a real estate agent ... member of Med Club at Dana Hills High School ... born in Los Alamitos, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.
38 Bryce Warrecker
RHP • L/R • 6-8 • 240 • Freshman Santa Barbara, CA • Santa Barbara High School
High School -- A 2020 graduate of Santa Barbara High School ... under head coach Steve Schuck, Warrecker hit .313 as a sophomore and .345 as a junior with five doubles, two home runs and 16 RBIs ... on the mound, he was 2-1 with a 2.55 ERA and two saves over 13 appearances as a sophomore and 40 with a 0.88 ERA over eight appearances and 24 strikeouts in 32 innings as a junior ... during COVID-19-shortened senior season, made four appearances on mound with two starts -- five innings each versus Grace Brethren (10 strikeouts, no walks) and Calabasas ... won both games, finishing with 0.00 ERA ... also earned save against Oaks Christian with one scoreless innings ... struck out 19 over 14 innings ... three times he earned first-team All-Channel League honors ... in 2019 helped Dons to 17-8-1 overall record, first-place finish in the Channel League and a berth in the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs ... at 6-8 and 235 pounds, Warrecker also played basketball ... averaged 22.7 points and 10 rebounds, sinking 61 percent of his field goals and 79 percent of his free throws, to lead Dons to 19-9 record, first-place tie in Channel League and a second-round berth in CIF-Southern Section Division 2A playoffs ... named to Cal-Hi all-state Division II first team, CIF-Southern Section Division 2A second team and Channel League
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co-MVP for second straight year ... earned Channel League co-MVP honors, first-team All-CIF-Southern Section and second-team all-state Division 3 honors as a junior ... in addition to his 4.72 grade-point average, he averaged 19.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game during the 2018-19 season as the Dons went 29-5 overall, 10-0 for first place in the Channel League and reached the semifinal round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3A playoffs as well as the second round of the state Division III playoffs ... member of California Scholarship Foundation and National Honors Society ... also recruited by Air Force, Cal State Fullerton, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Sacramento State and UC San Diego, Warrecker chose to be a Mustang because "I felt the combination of education and the baseball program makes Cal Poly one of the best universities in the country. Cal Poly has been one of the top programs in the Big West and I look forward to helping continue their success" ... played summer ball for Santa Barbara Foresters, posting 3-0 record and 0.36 ERA with 39 strikeouts, two walks and seven hits over 25 innings ... also hit .300 with a triple and four RBIs ... helped Foresters to eighth National Baseball Congress Semi-Pro World Series title at Wichita, Kansas ... retired all three batters he faced in one inning of title game, two via strikeout. Personal -- Son of Weston and Lara Warrecker ... Bryce's uncle is Cal Poly assistant coach Teddy Warrecker ... no siblings ... wants to be a sports agent ... hobbies include spike ball and going to the beach ... was 2019-20 Santa Barbara High School dodge ball champion ... born in Santa Cruz, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.
34 Travis Weston
LHP • L/L • 6-1 • 190 • Sophomore Moorpark, CA • Moorpark High School/Boise State
Boise State -- During his redshirt sophomore season with the Broncos in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Weston compiled a 1-2 record and 5.06 ERA ... in three appearances on the mound as Boise State's Friday night starter, Weston struck out 20 batters over 16 innings ... the southpaw earned his victory against Northern Colorado on Feb. 28, striking out 10 over seven scoreless innings and allowing just two hits in the 4-0 win ... that was in Boise State's first home game since 1980 as the Broncos reinstated baseball following a 40-year hiatus ... suffered losses against Texas and Seattle ... has three seasons of eligibility remaining ... played summer ball for La Crosse (Wisc.) Loggers in Northwoods League ... posted 1-0 record and 2.97 ERA with 43 strikeouts and just five walks over 36 1/3 innings ... chose to continue his academic and athletic careers at Cal Poly because "Cal Poly was a great fit for me academically and athletically, and in a great location." Ventura College -- Played one season at Ventura College in 2019 and posted an 8-3 record and 2.63 ERA with a pair of saves ... logged 64 strikeouts and walked just 18 over 75 1/3 innings, earning a spot on the All-Western State Conference North Division First Team ... Ventura as 26-17 in 2019, falling to Long Beach CC in first round of SoCal Regionals. San Diego State -- Signed a National Letter of Intent to further his baseball and academic careers at San Diego State and was a redshirt in 2018. High School -- A 2017 graduate of Moorpark High School, Weston earned two varsity letters in baseball, twice earning All-Coastal Canyon League and All-Ventura County first-team honors ... registered an 8-3 mark as a senior with 73 strikeouts and a 0.92 ERA in 68 2/3 innings and was honored as Coastal Canyon League Pitcher of the Year, Ventura County Pitcher of the Year and a spot on the All-CIF-Southern Section Division 2 First Team ... Musketeers were 25-4 overall and reached the second round of the CIFSouthern Section Division 2 playoffs in 2017 ... Weston went 9-2 with a 1.62 ERA as a junior in 2016 while fanning 83 batters in 64 2/3 innings ... an Honors graduate with a grade-point average above 4.00. Personal -- Son of Kurt and Jill Weston ... one brother, Trevor ... born in Moorpark, Calif. ... aspires to be successful in the business industry ... enjoys playing golf ... majoring in business administration.
32 Joe Yorke
INF • L/R • 6-3 • 275 • Freshman Campbell, CA • Archbishop Mitty HS/Boise State
Boise State -- Yorke played in 12 of Boise State's 14 games in 2020 before pandemic ended season ... all 14 appearances were starts at first base ... hit .275 with 11 hits, all singles, and eight RBIs ... struck out just four times in 54 plate appearances, was hit by pitches four times and drew 10 walks ... recorded Boise State's first hit in 40 years, a second-inning single at No. 22 Texas ... Broncos resurrected baseball program in 2020 after a 40-year hiatus ... played summer baseball in Salt Lake City ... chose to transfer to Cal Poly after Boise State dropped baseball again because "Cal Poly is an awesome school as well as the area and the baseball program." High School -- A 2019 graduate of Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., Yorke earned one letter in football and four in baseball ... earned first-team All West Catholic Athletic League honors in both his junior and senior baseball seasons with the Monarchs ... batted .375 as a junior with an on-base percentage of .506 and an OPS of 1.115, then posted a .377 batting average as a senior ... was a student of the month at Mitty during senior year and a member of the school's Honor Roll ... member of Campus Ministry. Personal -- Son of David Specht and Robyn Yorke ... two brothers, Nick and Zach ... Nick, was a first-round selection of the Boston Red Sox in June 2020 and an Arizona commit ... father, David Specht, was a swimmer at Air Force Academy while mother, Robyn, was an All-American softball player at Fresno State ... wants to be a sports broadcaster ... hobbies include golfing and playing the guitar, which he has played since age 6 ... born in Huntington Beach, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.
Cal Poly Baseball No. 39 Among Over 300 Division I Teams in Attendance in 2014
Cal Poly averaged 1,659 fans for its 34 home dates in 2014, drawing 56,429 folks through the turnstiles. The average was No. 39 among over 300 NCAA Division I baseball programs. Topping the list was LSU with an average of 10,880 per game, followed by Arkansas with 8,234 and Mississippi State with 8,127.
The 2015 average was 1,107, the Mustangs drew 1,170 per game in 2016, the 2017 season produced a 1,523 average with over 1,000 fans in 24 of the 25 home dates and, in 2018, Cal Poly averaged 1,540 customers for 28 home dates with at least 1,000 fans in all but one of the 30 home dates.
The Mustangs drew at least 1,000 fans for all 30 home dates in 2019, finishing with a 1,511 average.
Cal Poly was seventh among schools in the five West Region conferences -- Pac-12, Big West, Mountain West, Western Athletic and West Coast, covering 47 schools, in 2014. Hawai’i led the way with a 3,140 average, followed by Oregon State (2,931) and Arizona State (2,844).
Cal Poly averaged 2,818 for the four regional games, 2,614 fans during the Cal State Fullerton series, 2,597 for the UC Irvine series and 2,250 for the UC Santa Barbara series.
Cal Poly’s top crowd for a single game is 3,284 for Cal State Fullerton on May 6, 2005, while the top crowd total for a three-game series is 8,585 for Cal State Fullerton on May 6-8, 2005.
Cal Poly drew over 1,000 fans in 25 of its 30 home games in 2009 and averaged 1,312 fans per home game, then a Baggett Stadium record.
